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Durga Puja Dates 2025: Durga Puja is an auspicious Hindu festival dedicated to Goddess Durga and is celebrated annually by the Bengali community in India, particularly in the eastern half of the country in states such as Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, Assam, and, of course, West Bengal, and around the world.
Also referred to as Durgotsav and Sharadotsav, Durga Puja is a four-day festival that falls at the end of the nine-day Shardiya Navratri celebration.
Goddess Durga, the consort of Lord Shiva, is revered during the Durga Puja festival, also known as Durgotsava.
According to Hindu mythology, the Goddess emerged victorious after battling the buffalo demon Mahishasura, who had boasted of being invincible and immortal, asserting that a woman could never defeat him.
The festival celebrates the victory of good over evil and also marks the homecoming of Goddess Durga to her maternal home, the mortal realm.
The Durga Puja festival is celebrated during the Devi Paksha (fortnight), which is fifteen days of the lunar month of Ashwin, which corresponds to September and October in the Gregorian calendar.
Durgotsav is celebrated for five days: Shashthi, Mahasaptami, Mahashtami, Mahanavami, and Vijayadashami; this year, Durga Puja will begin on September 28, 2025 (Sunday), while the main Hindu festival of Navratri commences on September 22, 2025 (Monday). Durga Puja will end on October 2, 2025 (Thursday), marking Vijayadashami and Durga Visarjan.
Day | Date | Day of Week | Tithi (Lunar Day) | Rituals & Events | Panchang |
Durga Puja Day 1 | 28th September 2025 | Sunday | Shashthi | Kalparambh, Famine Awareness, Invitation and Domicile | Kalpaarambh |
Durga Puja Day 2 | 29th September 2025 | Monday | Saptami | Navpatrika Pooja, Kolabou Pooja | Navpatrika Puja |
Durga Puja Day 3 | 30th September 2025 | Tuesday | Ashtami | Durga Ashtami, Kumari Pooja, Sandhi Puja | Durga Ashtami |
Durga Puja Day 4 | 1st October 2025 | Wednesday | Navami | Maha Navami, Durga Sacrifice, Navami Havan | Maha Navami |
Durga Puja Day 5 | 2nd October 2025 | Thursday | Dashami | Durga Visarjan, Vijayadashami, Sindoor Festival | Durga Visarjan Day |
Source: Drik Panchang